- Elevation, modelled
- 1,778 m
- Tallest summit within 20.0 miles
- Freel Peak3,305 m · 14.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway11.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8371, -119.6294
Carters Springs is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,778 m. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Spring, a spring 2.1 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 12 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Carters Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | W 276° | 3,305 m | 14.6 mi |
| Jobs Sister | W 277° | 3,299 m | 13.8 mi |
| Jobs Peak | W 277° | 3,233 m | 12.6 mi |
| Monument Peak | WNW 292° | 3,068 m | 15.6 mi |
| Raymond Peak | SW 214° | 3,055 m | 19.5 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | WSW 243° | 3,052 m | 14.8 mi |
| Trimmer Peak | W 279° | 3,016 m | 16.0 mi |
| East Peak | WNW 296° | 2,899 m | 16.6 mi |
- 11.7 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic BywayNational
- 18.8 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore DriveNational
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 22 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Cliff: 3.6 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 4.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Bald Peak: 6.2 mi
- Nevada Hill: 6.4 mi
- Pinenut Shooting Range: 5.1 mi
- Mt Siegel OHV Staging Area: 5.4 mi
- Douglas County Fairground: 5.4 mi
- Blackrock Park: 6.9 mi
- Ranchos Aspen Park: 7.0 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 2.1 mi
- China Spring: 2.4 mi
- Dowd Springs: 3.0 mi
- Double Spring: 3.4 mi
- Hot Spring: 5.5 mi
- Barney Riley: 5.4 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 8.9 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 13.2 mi
- Old Jail: 17.7 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 21.8 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 9.9 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 12.9 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 16.4 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 20.0 mi
- Nevada State Railroad Museum: 22.8 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 15.5 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 20.2 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 21.4 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 21.4 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 12.6 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 12.9 mi
- Distillery Wall: 20.3 mi
- Detox Wall: 20.3 mi
- Tallac Point: 23.9 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 19.3 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 19.7 mi
- Nevada Beach: 20.0 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach: 20.3 mi
- Pope Beach: 22.5 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 20.3 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 20.8 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 20.9 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 23.5 mi
- Palmyra Town Site: 23.7 mi
- Genoa Falls: 17.2 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 24.2 mi
- Carson Falls: 24.2 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 25.0 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 23.5 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 24.4 mi
- St Theresa: 19.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 9 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Pine Nut CK NR Gardnerville, NV, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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